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l einen BENJAMIN F. WEYMER, OF CEDAR RA?IDS, IOWA. i

GATE.'

Application led July 13, 1922. Serial No. 574,656. 1

To all lwhom t may concern? Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. WEY- MER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cedar Rapids, in the county of Linn and 5 State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use they same.

This invention relates broadly to an improved gate, but has more specific reference to a gate which is especially designed to accommodate a sign or pane-l used for advertising purposes.

The object of the invention is to simply arrange @a frame on one side of the gate, wherein the vertical end bars of this 4frame 'are positioned directly opposite the intermediate reinforcing bars on the opposite side of the gate, together with a removable panel or sign tted into the frame, this panel being such in construction that it assists in reinforcing the frame members and details of the gate.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like Vparts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a gate constructed in accordance with this invention and equipped with a removable advertising s1 glgigure 2 is a horizontal section taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. l.

Figures 3 and 4 are transverse or vertical sections taken on the lines 3 3 and 4 4 respectively of Fig. 1.

0 Figure 5 is a detail perspective View of the removable sign.

In the drawing, the reference character A designates a plurality of horizontally disposed vertically spaced pieces which are rigidly connected together b v opposite end and intermediate bars B and C respectively. The intermediate reinforcing bars referred to are only on one side of the gate and as usual a diagonal brace Dis associated therewith. In practice, a top board E will also be employed and this hoard by preference is comparatively wide to insure rigidity of con-l struction and tov protect the lotherdetails in the gate against the elements. to some extent.

Referring now tothe opposite or front side of the gate, it will be seen that a rectangular frame isy secured to the pieces-A, and this 'frame is composed` of horizontal upperl and lower strips l arranged between vertical end bars 2. Itis to be noted that 00 the last named bars are positioned opposite the `aforesaid reinforcing bars D, are secured in place by the same fastenings,and function in the same manner on this side of the gate.` It is obvious from the foregoing description and from the drawings that a removable sign or panel generally designated by the numeral 3 isintended to beinserted into this frame and although this sign could be of some other construction, it isprefer'- 70 ably formed from a sheet of metal 4 having its edges directed outwardly at right angles to form anges 5 which ,areA strengthened somewhat by means of a supplemental frame bearing against the outer sides of the plate and engaging the inner faces of the flanges.

This frame is preferably constructed of l strips of molding 6 to'render the panel ornamental in appearance." The frame in addition to ornamenting the panel servestoreinforce the flanges 5 and when the panel is in position in the first mentioned frame on the gate` these anges in turn serve to reinforce the frame members land 2. 'v

In practice, the sheet kmetal plate of the I panel is painted and suitable advertising: data together with a persons name is in'- scribed thereon. Hence, when thek sign is in position in the frame on the frontof the gate` it will serve as a unique method of ad- 00 vertising certain kinds of goods to passers-by. i V v f By carefully 'considering the description in connection with the drawing, persons familiar with devices of this class will doubtless be able to obtain a clear understandingp of the invention. Therefore` a more lengthy and detailed description is deemed unneces-` sary.

I claim: n 100 A gate comprising a plurality of horizontal vertically spaced pieces connected to gether by pairs of opposite vertically disposed intermediate and end bars, upper and lower horizontal supplemental strips arranged between the intermediate bars on one 5 side of the gat@ thus forming a rectangular frame on this side, a sheet of metal arranged in the frame and having its edges directed at right angles to form flanges bearing against the frame members, and a second frame constructed of pieces of molding engagging the flanges to reinforce them.`

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature. y l A f ENJAMIN' F. WEYMER. 

